North to South

Scenes from a four hour drive through Utah

Desert Wanderings

This trading post was closed, but I spied some really great 

Navajo rugs through the window and some wonderfully random books on a table outside.

Myth of Sisyphus, Uncle Tom's Cabin, My Antonia. Angle of Repose, 24 Hours Before Dawn, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Kids Say the Darndest Things, Life is Tremendous!

We camped near of the edge of this:

Goosenecks Sate Park

And marveled at the beauty of the night sky. 

crackle...meep...hello earthlings...

Drive-In

Mt. Pleasant, Utah

Now Playing:

The Rapture

Pathways, Portals....

and prarie dogs, posing for peanuts.

Southern Utah rocks!

to be continued...

through the eye of the sky she went...

Swell Weekend

Explored the San Rafael Swell, in Central Utah, last weekend. Nice to get outta dodge. The stunning silence and restorative sunshine, did us a world of good.

moooo!

nice coat rack

I love these ancient drawings, created before Jesus times, and still intact. The winged rain angels had some magic in them.

bridge crossing the San Rafael River, built by the C.C.C. in the 30's.

(then)

(now)

desert treasures

I would love to make a perfume from the fragrant white sage.

Ghost Rock

cowscape

taken from the highway, winding our way back home.

junk cars, a pet llama, & a runaway horse...

...are just a few of the interesting sights we saw last weekend,

while on a drive through the Utah outback. Over a high mountain pass behind the Wasatch mountains, we went - on through Indian Canyon to Duchesne, then down route 35 through the lush Tabby Valley.

We hadn't originally intended to make what became a 200 mile trek.

But each little town beckoned, and our curiosity led us further on...